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Puerto Plata Tour: Discover Local Gems
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476 Ratings
Puerto Plata
Discover the highlights of Puerto Plata on a half-day tour. Visit the charming umbrella factory, explore Paseo de Doña Blanca, admire the fortress, and learn about cigar production. Experience the warmth and hospitality of Puerto Plata, your home away from home.
Discover the highlights of Puerto Plata on a half-day tour. Visit the charming umbrella factory, explore Paseo de Doña Blanca, admire the fortress, and learn about cigar production. Experience the warmth and hospitality of Puerto Plata, your home away from home.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Macorix House of Rum - The Macorix House of Rum is a historical museum dedicated to the Ron Family. Established in 1899 by the Carrión family in San Pedro de Macorís, a town renowned for its poets, artists, and sugar cane.
110 years later, Ron Macorix joined the Vinícola del Norte family in the port city of Puerto Plata, merging two iconic…
- Macorix House of Rum - The Macorix House of Rum is a historical museum dedicated to the Ron Family. Established in 1899 by the Carrión family in San Pedro de Macorís, a town renowned for its poets, artists, and sugar cane.
110 years later, Ron Macorix joined the Vinícola del Norte family in the port city of Puerto Plata, merging two iconic rum-producing regions in the Dominican Republic.
- Umbrella Street - As one of the city’s most stunning visual attractions, many tourists visit daily to enjoy its beauty and capture breathtaking photographs.
- Catedral San Felipe - The Cathedral of Puerto Plata, also known as San Felipe Apóstol, is a historic and beautiful landmark for visitors exploring Puerto Plata. This magnificent building, located next to Central Park, adds unmatched splendor and beauty to the area.
The Cathedral of San Felipe Apostol, or simply the Cathedral of Puerto Plata, is a Catholic Church located at Calle José del Carmen Ariza 36 in Puerto Plata, part of the province of the same name in the northern region of the Dominican Republic.
- Paseo de Dona Blanca - The Doña Blanca tourist walk is a charming alley in the heart of Puerto Plata, painted entirely in pink as a tribute to the founder of the city’s first hotel, the Europa Hotel.
- Puerto Plata Province - This is a delightful visit to the upper part of the city, offering a stunning view that is sure to captivate you.
- Fifi Jewelry And Cigar Store - The city’s most remarkable cigar factory, where visitors can observe the cigar-making process and enjoy a complimentary smoke. The jewelry store is equally impressive, featuring a beautifully maintained space and professional staff.
- Del Oro Chocolate Factory - The Del Oro Chocolate Factory in the Dominican Republic is renowned for its chocolate production. A tour of the factory is a must.
The cultivation, processing, and export of raw cocoa and other cocoa products are significant to their economy, and they excel in it!
Much of their chocolate is exported to the US and Europe.
- Malecon Puerto Plata - This stop includes a visit to the San Felipe Fortress area from the outside, the Puerto Plata Amphitheater, and offers a spectacular view of the ocean.
What's Included
- Carbonated beverages
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Carbonated beverages
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information
Choosing this tour is advantageous as it prioritizes optimizing your time and delighting in the splendor of our city. You’ll explore sites such as the charming umbrella factory, Paseo de Doña Blanca, the fortress, the cigar factory, and other noteworthy locations. We aim to ensure your contentment and foster a sense of second home in the heart of Puerto Plata.
Choosing this tour is advantageous as it prioritizes optimizing your time and delighting in the splendor of our city. You’ll explore sites such as the charming umbrella factory, Paseo de Doña Blanca, the fortress, the cigar factory, and other noteworthy locations. We aim to ensure your contentment and foster a sense of second home in the heart of Puerto Plata.
Location
Macorix House of Rum
Calle Avenida Francisco Alberto Caamano
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(476 Ratings)
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Nina_a
Apr 20, 2026
City tour that’s worth the money! - This tour was worth the money! I really appreciated the flexibility they offered when we needed to reschedule, along with their excellent customer service and clear communication throughout the process.
Our tour guide, Aribel, was fantastic! He was friendly, knowledgeable, and very accommodating. The pace of the tour felt just right, giving us enough time to enjoy guided experiences while also allowing for some independent exploration.
We visited several interesting locations that provided great insight into the Dominican Republic, along with opportunities to purchase unique souvenirs. One tip: many places sell similar items, so it’s worth holding off on buying right away, you’ll likely see the same products elsewhere, often at better prices.
When the rum factory we were supposed to visit was closed, Aribel quickly adapted and took us to a butterfly sanctuary instead, which turned out to be a lovely alternative.
Overall, I’m very happy with the tour, the service, and the entire experience. Highly recommended!
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Emma_s
Apr 14, 2026
Relaxed Half-Day Tour of Puerto Plata - My boyfriend and I felt like this was well timed out for a half day. We had a smaller group which also allowed us to connect with each other more and enjoy it all together!
We did so many different things (the Rum Factory, downtown Puerto Plata, the cathedral, the Fort, Del Oro Chocolate Factory, and so much more). We didn’t feel rushed, and it was nice to be able to go back and forth between air conditioning and exploring outside.
Our tour guide was amazing and helped us find the niche things to look for, provided some really good tips for us throughout our stay, and he was super friendly and wanted to ensure we had the best experience.
This is something that is more lowkey but allows you to still explore the city and the culture.
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Vicky_r
Apr 11, 2026
Great Experience - Andy was so nice and attentive. My husband is wheelchair bound and he wheeled him everywhere we got down at. The reservation and the entire experience was very pleasant. Have used Viator in the past and will definitely use again!
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Lucy_w
Apr 10, 2026
Wheelchair accessible tour (if you can transfer to a car seat) - Excellent half day tour.. communication was good for meeting point and vehicle nice and air conditioned. Booked as part of a cruise as there were no suitable wheelchair accessible tours available so looked on Viator and found this one.. best decision ! Good value for money and much cheaper than the ship excursions.. had us back with plenty of time to spare for reboarding. Our tour was with junior and he was just great at helping us with my sons wheelchair and anything we would have needed help with.. he showed us all the sights and kept us safe at all times and parked as close as he could for us. Perfect tour guide 👌 would strongly recommend this tour 100%. Thankyou junior, yeury and aribel for our day out !!
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Excursion55394334287
Apr 7, 2026
Tour - "If you are visiting Puerto Plata, you HAVE to book with Aribel and Yeury. They made our city tour the absolute highlight of our vacation! They took us to the famous Umbrella Street, which was so vibrant, and then to a local chocolate factory. To top it off, they brought us to a beautiful restaurant for an amazing lunch. Aribel is so knowledgeable and warm, and Yeury was fantastic and professional. They treat you like family—we can’t wait to book with them again!"
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Melissa_l
Apr 7, 2026
Great way to see Puerto Plata - This was a nice, thought out and relaxing tour. Driver was knowledgeable and very friendly. We didn't feel rushed and he took into consideration one person in our group couldn't walk a lot.
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Travisk345
Apr 2, 2026
Wonderful excursion! - My wife and I had a great experience with Aribel and Yeury. Our driver, Darwin, was excellent! We had a great mix of culture and history and tourism and we will definitely book with them again the next time we travel to the Dominican Republic. Thank you!
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S5086mdjoshuao
Apr 1, 2026
Loved it! - Our tour guide (Jairo I believe) was INCREDIBLE!! He was enthusiastic, answered all of our questions, and made the tour so fun and accessible for everyone in the group.
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Melony_m
Apr 15, 2026
1/2 day site seeing tour of Puerto Plata - Driver was good and knowlegeable about the city and history of DR. The car was very comfortable and we only shared it with 2 others. We enjoyed the rum and chocolate factories. The guide at the Amber mine just lead us into the gift shop passing up some of the exhibits. Would have liked to see more places that were not so "touristy".
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Joyceshuman
Mar 29, 2026
Really Bad Excursion Experience - The tour guide was great; the tour was a cruise excursion in Puerto Plata. Now the bad part. I specifically got on a chat with a Viator rep because we have walking issues, and di not want to rely on the descriptions online. First thing I said was that we could not walk much distance, and that we were very slow. We would take a private tour or group tour, keeping the walking issue in mind. We were looking for a tour that would give us an overview of the island and one that would let us get off or stay on the bus at our choice.
Viator rep suggested a tour which I booked. Viator has sold probably tens of thousands of these tours. They should at least be aware and pass on the info, that to get to the beginning of the tour you had to walk over a mile from the ship. We kept walking (or hobbling), thinking that it had to be just around the next corner. No way.
Further, we received no notice of where to go, other than "where the tour buses all are" or what to look for or who to ask for. We were just told to go where the tour buses are. As it turned out, we wound up walking a lot further than we needed to, because what we really needed to look for wasn't a tour bus at all, but a small taxi van and drivers in green shirts. If one of the drivers hadn't approached up after we had been walking in circles, we never would have been on the tour at all.
So, after the forced march to the beginning of the tour and getting loaded into the taxi like sardines in a can, we were in the taxi no more than 10 minutes before we had to get off to tour the first stop and stand for what seemed like hours. This was a rum factory, and they offered sample after sample, at about 11am. The rest of the tour was like that - short ride - much walking and standing. The worst of that was when we were dropped at one stop and were told we'd have to walk about a half mile to pick up the taxi, because there was no place for the taxi to park where we were dropped off.
The driver/tour guide was wonderful. He waited for us because we could not keep up with the rest of the group - 8 in all - and at one point even walked the rest of the group to the next place and then came back for us.
I have taken several excursions from Viator before. I was always pleased. After this, never again.
And just an aside, I had to type this twice. Viator doesn't tell you until you're finished that you can't type your comments with the caps lock on!!!
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